Significance of inflammatory markers in diabetic patients with stable coronary artery disease

Patients with diabetes are prone to coronary artery disease (CAD); however, the majority of diabetic patients show normal coronary arteries. We examined differences in the clinical aspects of diabetic patients with insignificant and with significant stenosis of the coronary artery. A total of 418 co...

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Published in:The Korean journal of internal medicine 2009, 24(3), , pp.212-219
Main Authors: Lee, Hyo-Jin, Her, Sung-Ho, Im, Yun-Sun, Won, Kang-Yeon, Yoo, Sun-Hong, Kim, Dong-Bin, Shin, Dong-Il, Kim, Pum-Joon, Seung, Ki-Bae, Kim, Jae-Hyung, Kim, Keon-Yeop
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein - analysis
Coronary Artery Disease - blood
Diabetes Complications - blood
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Patients with diabetes are prone to coronary artery disease (CAD); however, the majority of diabetic patients show normal coronary arteries. We examined differences in the clinical aspects of diabetic patients with insignificant and with significant stenosis of the coronary artery. A total of 418 consecutive diabetic patients with stable angina who had undergone coronary angiography from January 2004 to March 2007 were included in this study. Patients were subdivided into control and CAD groups and then clinical characteristics and CAD-associated factors were evaluated. A total of 92 (22%) patients were assigned to the control group and 326 (78%) patients were assigned to the CAD group. Using univariate regression analysis, we found that patients with CAD were significantly older (control vs. CAD; 59+/-21 vs. 64.7+/-33.7, years, p
ISSN:1226-3303
2005-6648
DOI:10.3904/kjim.2009.24.3.212